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Policies & Public Interest in International Arbitration
Last Updated Date:   20 March 2023


4 Units,  Semester 2

Course Description:
The course examines the normative, theoretical and doctrinal issues that arise from the policy favouring arbitration:

• How did the pro-arbitration policy arise historically?

• What exactly does the pro-arbitration policy mean?

• What are the main legal doctrines that implement the pro-arbitration policy?

• In which international legal instruments and national laws is the pro-arbitration policy enshrined?

• How does the pro-arbitration policy sit next to competing public policies?

• What are the implications of the pro-arbitration policy for the protection of the public interest?

• What are the procedural and substantive legal concepts that protect the public interest in commercial, public-private and investment arbitration?

Course Convenor: Prof Stavros Brekoulakis

Co-teacher(s): NA

Course Codes: LL4505 / LL5505 / LL6505 / LLJ5505

Contact Hours: 9 sessions over 3 weeks: Three, 3hr weekly seminars

Workload: Intensive: Week 4 - 6: 5 Feb - 23 Feb 2024 [Mon, Wed: 6.30 - 9.30pm; & Fri: 3pm - 6pm] *Make-up for Fri, 9 Feb (CNY Eve) on Wed, 14 Feb 24 (1-4pm) *Make-up for Mon, 12 Feb (CNY PH) on Sat, 17 Feb 24 (1-4pm)

Mode of Assessment: Esay - 20% & 6-hr Take Home Exam - 80% [Release: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 (3pm); Due: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 (9pm)]

Preclusions: LL4505V/LL5505V/LLJ5505V/LL6505V Policies & Public Interest in International Arbitration

Prerequisites: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or common law equivalent.

Examination Date: Different Mode of Examination

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